The second part of our trip to Oregon was spent mostly in Redmond where both Nana and my aunt's family live. Nana had a delicious lunch waiting for us when we pulled up and unloaded. Aunt Karen, Uncle David, and my cousin, Kaylene, were also there waiting for us!
Then it was off to the third COUSIN CAMP!! This was Bridgette's first year to be old enough to go. The kids were super excited! Kaye K and Big Daddy took the kids to a house they'd rented for four days of games, swimming, devotionals, treats, singing, crafting, and fun!
The Cousin Camp theme this year was Kindness
While the kids were away, I got to hang back and stay in Nana's lovely home with my sister (and our matching water bottles) and nephew
Aunt Karen took us on a short hike down to a beautiful waterfall!
Leo experienced his first American county fair, and Aubyn and I were, um . . . stunned . . . as we watched our first rodeo - oh my!
Is there an age limit to sisters wearing matching outfits?! This is what happens when Aunt Karen and Nana watch Leo and we get to shop at Target together =)
The Cousin Camp Crew!
Homemade ice cream at Nana's! 
Lovely Nana with six of her nine great-grandchildren. She hosted Aubyn and I with all these kiddos for the night!
After Redmond, we had a few more days in Portland before returning home.
Kaye K took us to the zoo! We saw many animals up and moving around, and the place was basically empty of visitors.
Then we met up with Big Daddy for some yummy New York style pizza!
And a famous Salt-N-Straw ice cream experience - delicious!!
The kids and I took one more trip to the coast
We decided to build in the sand, using our watermelon tupperware and an empty coffee cup for tower shaping.
We saw Konnor, Tana, and the boys on our last night in town. Rooke and Finnick had fun playing pokemon toys together.
One last goodnight story time with Big Daddy
Our trip back home was almost identical to the trip out in reverse, but this time our five-hour layover plus the one-hour delay was spent in a lounge we weren't expecting to experience. After hearing an announcement on the loud speaker, the kids and I went searching for the USO lounge and were greeted with a quiet, comfortable space to relax during our layover - hooray! Thank you, USO! And thank you to our favorite military member who serves and was waiting for us on the other end of the flight home =)
